Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 24 MAY 1953 |
| Time: | 04:18 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3C) |
| Operator: | Meteor Air Transport |
| Registration: | N53596 |
| C/n / msn: | 20433 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10923 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL) (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB/KTEB), United States of America |
| Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL/KSTL), United States of America |
Despite the weather, the crew started a circling approach after passing the outer marker. During the circle approach, the no. 2 engine quit due to fuel mismanagement. Control was lost during a left turn and the DC-3 struck the ground. Accoring to some production lists the airplane was repaired. This seems somewhat unlikely since the CAB reported the plane to be 'demolished' as a result of the accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Mismanagement of fuel resulting in loss of power and control while circling the field preparatory to an approach for landing." Sources:
» CAB File No. 1-0029
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 39-AN/34 (84-88)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Teterboro Airport, NJ to Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO as the crow flies is 1400 km (875 miles).
Distance from Teterboro Airport, NJ to Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO as the crow flies is 1400 km (875 miles).
